i love everything you do | mikey gutierrez

Full hearts clear backpacks

leilani pov
it was the first day of school and we were all in our home room class which was obviously mr iglesias

"All right, gang, I'd ask you how your summer was,but since we spent it together, I know it was awesome." he smiled

"It's like we never left." mikey said

"Whoa! You know, maybe we never did."'lorenzo joked looking around

"The gum I put under here is still soft." walt said and put it in his mouth "And minty!" he smiled

"Disgusting, and yet not at all surprising." marisol said

"You guys did such a great job in summer school,it gave me an idea. I want our class to represent the school in this year's academic decathlon at the end of the semester."

"That's what the honors students do." mikey complained

"Yeah. Well, you could challenge them,and you could beat them. Who's in?" mr iglesias asked and no one said anything and grace played crickets on her computer

"Nice one, Grace. I see you downloaded the Heckler app." mr iglesias chuckled while the rest of us laughed a little "Look, in all seriousness, you guys, you could do this if you really wanted to."

"Exactly. If we wanted to." lorenzo and i said in unison

honestly we've said things in unison since we were little but it only annoys us when we're mad at each other

"We know you want us to thrive, Mr. Iglesias, but we're happy just getting by." walt told him and we agreed

"You should put that on a T-shirt, Walt."

"Academic decathlon, Mr. Iglesias?That's a rich kid thing. They have tutors.Their tutors have tutors.They live in two-story Tudors with two-car garages,and get this, two parents." marisol and i said in unison not even fazed

"Wow that's the longest thing that you two said at the same time. " mr iglesias said with a laugh "Look, anyway I'm gonna take your zero interest as a hard maybe."

then the worst person ever walked in the class "Good morning,Students." mr hernandez greeted

"Speaking of hard maybe." mr iglesias said to us quietly

"I come bearing gifts, and by gifts, I mean new rules." he said putting a box down on mr iglesias desk

"Oh! There is nothing like the look on a kid's face on Christmas morning. "Look, Mommy! Look what's in my stocking!A new rule!" mr iglesias exclaimed and we all laughed

"I pitched Principal Madison the idea of creating a new position: school security czar." he said butting his suite jacket and we all just starred

"Let me guess,you've nominated Someone completely unqualified:" mr iglesias said

"Yourself." i said nodding my head while my arms were crossed

"Precisely," he said and paused and glanced at me while i held my smirk and he continued "and if all goes smoothly, Principal Madison will allow me to place that position on my business card."

"Uh, what's a business card?" lorenzo asked

"Something you'll probably never have." mr hernandez said and i raised a brow turning my head to him 

"Something no one under 40 will ever have." i said to him

"Nevertheless, say hello to the linchpin of my security initiative. Clear backpacks?" he said

"What are you, Gwen Stefani?" mr iglesias asked picking one up

"I ain't no hollaback girl." he said and we all just starred at him as he went to fist bummed walt who just shook his fist"From now on, all students are to use these so that contraband can be easily spotted."